An update on news from May 2019.
The Death Of Huawei
In a span of six days, the U.S. federal government took three actions against Huawei that will ban the company from the U.S. market and force U.S. companies and consumers that own Huawei equipment to stop using it.
Rate-Of-Return Decision Day: A-CAM II – Glide Path Carriers
Rate-of-return local exchange carriers have a very important decision to make in the next 41 days: move to Alternative Connect America Cost Model II support or continue to receive cost-based universal service fund support. They have until June 17, 2019 to decide. Even rate-of-return carriers that will receive less support under A-CAM II are considering the move. If they so choose, these “glide path” carriers will shift to A-CAM II support under a three-tiered transition process.
A-CAM II Broadband Buildout Obligations
Rate-of-return local exchange carriers have until June 17, 2019 to decide whether to move to Alternative Connect America Cost Model support or continue receiving cost-based legacy support. One important factor in this decision will be the broadband deployment obligations required under the cost model.
Decision Day Awaits Rate-Of-Return Carriers: A-CAM II Or Cost-Based USF
Many rate-of-return local exchange carriers having a very important decision to make in the next 45 days: move to Alternative Connect America Cost Model support or continue to receive cost-based universal service fund support. They have until June 17, 2019 to decide.
April 2019 News Update
News update for April 2019.
FCC Commissioner Renews Call For Means-Testing Universal Service Fund High-Cost Program
FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly has renewed his call for the FCC to incorporate means-testing into the universal service fund’s high cost program.
March 2019 News Update
A summary of news from March 2019.
Kansas Rural Communications Service Provider Epic Touch To Purchase Louisiana Communications Providers
Kansas rural communications service provider Epic Touch Co., Inc. has entered into an agreement to purchase CP-TEL Holdings, Inc., the sole direct owner of Louisiana communications service providers Campti-Pleasant Hill Telephone Co., Inc. and CP-TEL Network Services, Inc.
Death Blow: Texas Court Strips ISP Grande Communications Of DMCA Safe Harbor Defense
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has ruled that Texas-based Internet service provider Grande Communications Networks, LLC may not use the Digital Millennium Copyright Act safe harbor as part of its defense against a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by a group of record labels. The case is now set to move to trial, where the record companies are seeking to hold Grande secondarily liable for over one million instances of direct copyright infringement by Grande broadband subscribers.